Information distribution and printing system and printing device

Abstract

To prevent or reduce situations where an advertisement cannot be printed despite winning a bid in response to a tender request. [Solution] The information distribution printing system 1 comprises a printer 200, an advertising server 100 that receives distribution information managed by an advertising management server 500 and distributes it to the printer 200, and a terminal device 300. A request to bid on distribution information is sent to the advertising management server 500 in S5. In response to the request to bid sent in S5, a specific distribution information that will be awarded the bid is determined in S8 from the distribution information received from the advertising management server 500. The specific distribution information determined in S8 is obtained from the advertising management server 500 in S20. Printing of a printable distribution image based on the specific distribution information is performed in S35. Regarding the printing of the printable distribution image in S35, predetermined notifications related to the cause of printing failure are given in S23 and S28 in a manner different from that of normal printing execution instructed by the terminal device 300.

Claims

1. An information distribution printing system comprising a printing device, a distribution information provision server that receives distribution information managed by a distribution information management server and distributes it to the printing device, and a terminal device, A request transmission unit that sends a request for bidding on distribution information to the distribution information management server, An information determination unit determines the specific distribution information that will be awarded the bid from among the distribution information received by the distribution information management server in response to the bid request transmitted by the request transmission unit, A specific distribution information acquisition unit acquires the specific distribution information determined by the information determination unit from the distribution information management server, A printing unit that prints printable images based on the specified distribution information, Regarding the printing of the printable distribution image in the printing unit, a failure cause notification unit provides predetermined notifications related to the cause of printing failure in a manner different from that of normal printing execution as instructed by the terminal device. An information distribution and printing system having the following features.

2. The aforementioned failure cause notification unit is: The predetermined notification is given before the printing unit receives the print execution instruction to the printing unit. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 1, configured as described above.

3. The aforementioned failure cause notification unit is: The predetermined notification is given at a predetermined timing associated with the printing execution timing in the printing unit. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 2, configured as described above.

4. The aforementioned failure cause notification unit is: When a print execution instruction is received by the printing unit, the predetermined notification is made. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 1, configured as described above.

5. The system further includes a failure detection unit that detects the failure factors in the printing unit, The aforementioned failure cause notification unit is: When the print execution instruction is received, the failure detection unit will issue the predetermined notification according to the content it has detected. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 4, configured as described above.

6. The aforementioned printing unit is It is possible to perform both a distribution print using a first setting for printing the aforementioned print-distribution image, and a normal print that can be performed using a second setting different from the first setting for printing images other than the aforementioned print-distribution image. The aforementioned failure cause notification unit is: The failure detection unit, upon detecting that the second setting is still active after the execution of normal printing with the second setting has finished, provides the predetermined notification. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 5, configured as described above.

7. The aforementioned failure cause notification unit is: When the print execution instruction is received, the failure detection unit detects that the consumables used in the printing unit are in a predetermined state, and the predetermined notification is given accordingly. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 5, configured as described above.

8. The printing apparatus includes the failure cause notification unit, The predetermined notification is given by displaying the failure factors in a predetermined manner. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 1, configured as described above.

9. The terminal device includes the failure cause notification unit, The predetermined notification, by voice or display, is made regarding the aforementioned failure factors. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 1, configured as described above.

10. The aforementioned printing apparatus, The terminal device includes a storage unit that stores an email address for accessing the terminal device, The information related to the failure factors is sent to the terminal device via email using the email address mentioned above. The aforementioned terminal device is Based on the email received from the printing device, the predetermined notification related to the failure cause is made. The information distribution and printing system according to claim 9, configured as described above.

11. The system further includes a notification selection unit that accepts the selection of at least one of the execution location and execution mode of the notification in the failure cause notification unit, The aforementioned failure cause notification unit is: Based on the selection received by the notification selection unit, the predetermined notification is performed in at least one of the execution part and execution mode. An information distribution and printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, configured as described above.

12. A printing device equipped with a control unit and connected to a distribution information provision server that receives and distributes distribution information managed by a distribution information management server, The control unit, A printing process that prints a printable distribution image based on a specific distribution information that is selected as the winning bidder from among the bid results received in response to the bidding request for the aforementioned distribution information onto a printing medium, Regarding the printing of the printable distribution image in the aforementioned printing process, a failure cause notification process is performed in a manner different from that of normal printing execution, which provides predetermined notification related to the cause of printing failure. A printing device configured to perform the following actions.

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